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• We Have Moved:
Effective October 28th, the Press' new address will be:
Temple University Press
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1852 N. 10th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122 |
| • Click here for Temple University Press titles recommended for the 2009 University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries |
| • Temple University Press celebrates 40 years of publishing excellence
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| • This week in North Philly Notes, Rob Rains, co-author of James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball, describes Naismith's accomplishments on and off the basketball court.
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| • Temple University Press is proud to announce that we now have a presence on the social networking site Facebook. Check out the site here. (NOTE: You must be a registered user to view).
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| • Min Zhou, author of Contemporary Chinese America will be attending an "Author Meets Critic" panel Friday, November 20, 12-1:30pm at the UCLA Young Research Library Conference Center. A reception and book-signing will follow the panel. |
| • Roberta Iversen, co-author of Jobs Aren't Enough will be the keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual Research Symposium at Loyola University's Chicago School of Social Work on November 20. |
| • Olga Gershenson and Barbara Penner, editors of Ladies and Gents will be having a book party at Sotheby's Institute of Art, 6th floor, Lobby on Friday, November 20 from 5:00 to 6:30pm. |
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| • Nancy Heinzen's The Perfect Square was reviewed in the November 5 issue of The Jewish Exponent. The review read, "All of [the square's] fascinating and varied history is now clearly laid out in The Perfect Square: A History of Rittenhouse Square by Nancy Heinzen, published by Temple University Press. Any born-and-bred Philadelphian who still harbors and abiding love for this very livable city will find more than just a nostalgic ride in this compact, lovingly rendered work." |
• Leslie Irvine's Filling the Ark was reviewed in the November 2009 issue of Natural Hazards Observer. The review read, "Irvine uses natural disasters as a springboard for discussion of the ethics of our relationships with animals.... This is a deeply felt and carefully thought out book, which will be of interest to anyone interested in animals and disasters, either together or separately."
Filling the Ark was also featured in the Fall 2009 issue of Animal Welfare Institute Quarterly. The review read, "The author illustrates that humans are not the only victims in disasters and are often at fault for the perils animals suffer. She argues that it is our own decisions and actions that 'make animals so vulnerable to disasters' and offers advice on the multiple ways animals may be made less vulnerable, not the least of which is to rethink 'our uses of animals.'" |
| • Bruce Jackson's Pictures from a Drawer was reviewed in the October 2009 issue of Photographer's Forum. The review read, "This book is a sometimes interesting... endlessly speculative set of ruminations about a random group of photographs from an Arkansas prison....[T]he photographic portraits, some entrancing and others menacing, could kindle a novel as easily as a bad dream." |
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Earthly Plenitudes
A Study on Sovereignty and Labor
Bruno Gullì
"Gullì is arguing for bold and radical theses which illuminate developments in the contemporary world, go beyond existing literature in the field in a dramatic way (by critiquing the very idea of sovereignty) and draw out the political implications of so-called postmodern theory. In my opinion, this is a seminal work."
—Anatole Anton, San Francisco State University
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On Any Given Sunday
A Life of Bert Bell
Robert S. Lyons, Foreword by Don Shula
"It’s hard to believe that it’s been fifty years since Bert Bell’s death and that no one has ever chronicled the life of this remarkable man. Fortunately, Bob Lyons has finally filled the void with a fascinating, thoroughly researched biography that not only details the accomplishments of one of the finest commissioners in the history of professional sports but also offers a unique glimpse into a long-forgotten era of the National Football League."
—From the Foreword by Don Shula
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A New Brand of Business
Charles Coolidge Parlin, Curtis Publishing Company, and the Origins of Market Research
Douglas B. Ward
"Ward expertly weaves magazine publishing, advertising, business and marketing, and cultural history together to show that mass communication history does not happen by itself. He keeps readers turning the page. A New Brand of Business is a highly interesting book featuring extensive use of primary sources, particularly the Curtis Publishing Company papers, and his grasp of history during the years of his study is exceptional."
—Patrick S. Washburn, Ohio University
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Recasting Welfare Capitalism
Economic Adjustment in Contemporary France and Germany
Mark I. Vail
"This is an important and extremely well written book. Vail challenges the dominant theoretical approaches within comparative political economy. Recasting Welfare Capitalism is a comprehensive account, well researched, and exceptionally clear. It will reshape academic discussions of welfare state change."
—Chris Howell, Department of Politics, Oberlin College
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The Day the Dancers Stayed
Performing in the Filipino/American Diaspora
Theodore S. Gonzalves
Exploring the ways that cultural celebrations challenge official accounts of the past while reinventing culture and history for Filipino American college students
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James Naismith
The Man Who Invented Basketball
Rob Rains with Hellen Carpenter
Foreword by Roy Williams
"All of us who played, coached or enjoyed watching the game of basketball owe a great debt of thanks to James Naismith for devising a game that gave people the opportunity to play inside during the winter."
—Bob Knight
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The Perfect Square
A History of Rittenhouse Square
Nancy M. Heinzen
"Heinzen has created a lively, social history of Rittenhouse Square that will attract readers who want to know what makes this space so special."
—Tom Keels, author of Forgotten Philadelphia
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Technocapitalism
A Critical Perspective on Technological Innovation and Corporatism
Luis Suarez-Villa
"In an era when technology is routinely treated as magical and liberatory, Luis Suarez-Villa has written the long overdue and necessary antidote to such flabby analysis and ludicrous self-congratulation. Technocapitalism is an outstanding book that should be read by all students, scholars and citizens who need to understand technology in the real world of capitalism and corporate power rather than the fairy tale world of the upper-middle class individuals doing their own thing in the sacred free marketplace. Our species faces extraordinarily serious issues in the coming generation, and an honest assessment of the political and economic forces around us is the necessary place to begin."
—Robert W. McChesney, Gutgsell Endowed Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Sounding Off
Rhythm, Music, and Identity in West African and Caribbean Francophone Novels
American Literatures Initiative
Julie Huntington
"Huntington’s emphasis on the interconnections of the related arts—music, poetry, fiction, oral tradition etc.—is one of the few to treat systematically, and in a sound, sophisticated theoretical and ethnographic framework, the important traits of African literary, oral and musical productions. Sounding Off will make a great contribution to the interdisciplinary study and thus provide a deeper understanding of musical and literary-artistic productions in African and diasporan communities."
—Daniel Avorgbedor, Ohio State University, Columbus
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